Bible Location
Meaning: a remnant; excellent · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Jattir was a hill-country town in Judah and a Levitical city. It is important because it later received part of David's spoil after his victory over the Amalekites. First appears in Josh 15:48.1
Place meaning
a remnant; excellent
Coordinates
31.40, 35.07
First appears
Josh 15:48
AI summary: Jattir's significance combines sacred service with Davidic generosity. Joshua and Chronicles place it among Judah's and the Levites' towns, while Samuel shows David deliberately including Jattir when distributing spoils to the elders of Judah. That action ties the town into the network of loyalty that supported David's rise. The cross references present Jattir as a Judahite and Levitical town woven into both ordered settlement and royal relationship.1
Place meaning
a remnant; excellent
Latitude
31.40
Longitude
35.07
Bible references
4
Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.